ELA.8.2.2. Write responses to literature: a. Exhibit careful reading and insight in their interpretations. b. Connect the student's own responses to the writer's techniques and to specific textual references. c. Draw supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on its audience. d. Support judgments through references to the text, other works, other authors, or to personal knowledge.

Written and Oral English Language Conventions

ELA.8.1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions

Sentence Structure

ELA.8.1.1. Use correct and varied sentence types and sentence openings to present a lively and effective personal style.

Grammar

ELA.8.1.4. Edit written manuscripts to ensure that correct grammar is used.

Punctuation and Capitalization

ELA.8.1.5. Use correct punctuation and capitalization.

Spelling

ELA.8.1.6. Use correct spelling conventions.

Listening and Speaking

ELA.8.2.0 Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)

ELA.8.2.2. Deliver oral responses to literature: a. Interpret a reading and provide insight. b. Connect the students' own responses to the writer's techniques and to specific textual references. c. Draw supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on its audience. d. Support judgments through references to the text, other works, other authors, or personal knowledge.